Picea abies (PLUG grown)
European spruce Ht 30-40m
Boehmerwald (Czech) & Nelson origins. Narrowly conical, evergreen. A tree for moist sites in colder districts. A major timber tree in Europe and for Christmas trees in USA and Europe.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
- Container Grown
Populus 'Rotorangi' NZ 5027
Rotorangi hybrid poplar Ht 30m
P. deltoides x ciliata. Straight trunk, narrow branch angle, carries full canopy to later in the autumn, even in higher rainfall rust prone regions. Soil conservation in dry windy Eastern regions including coastal. Smaller tree could be good for a shelterbelt. Wood density 358kg/m3.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Firewood
- Erosion control
- Shelter
Populus alba var. subintegerrima PN 190
Algerian white poplar Ht 30m
1 tall straight tree at Hackfalls, producing suckers readily eaten by sheep. Group established in Pig Valley arboretum. Grow from root cuttings or suckers.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
Quercus bicolor
Swamp white oak Ht 20-25m
N.& Central USA. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Bark light grey deeply furrowed into flat scaly ridges. Young trees have very straight trunks. Tolerates swampy ground.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
Quercus petraea x robur (ex Greta Valley)
Hybrid English oak (ex Greta Valley) Ht 25-35m
2nd generation hybrids. Broadly spreading crown with strong central leader, a feature coming from the Q. petraea parent.Thrives in a wide range of conditions. Heavy acorn production for domestic stock and wildlife. Recommended for timber - Grown for specific customers ie: Kingheim etc. - NOT ADVERTISED
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - brown
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Erosion control
- Forestry species
- Tolerates pumice soils
Larix x eurolepis
Hybrid larch Ht 30-40m
(L decidua x L kaempferi) Narrowly conical, deciduous. Faster
growth, good form and valuable timber. Yellow-orange autumn colour, mid way between parents. Has done well in trials, out performing the parents. Expensive seed orchard seed.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
Cupressus macrocarpa (PLUG grown)
Monterey cypress Ht 30-40m
A tall evergreen tree from coastal California, tolerant of salt laden coastal winds. Used for shelterbelts and pruned for timber in coastal areas.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Resistant to salt spray
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Timber
- Shelter
Liquidambar styraciflua (PLUG grown)
American sweet gum Ht 25-35m
E USA. Broadly conical, deciduous. Renowned for its autumn colours of yellow, orange, red and purple. Prefers moist soils and can tolerate periodic inundation. Wood is valuable. 1 year old (covered through winter).
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive autumn colours - purple
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Container Grown
Lophozonia menziesii (PLUG grown)
Tawhai or Silver beech Ht 25-30m
An evergreen forest canopy tree from Thames southwrds in the North Island (except Mt Taranaki), & throughout the South Island in lowland to montane forests going into sub-alpine scrub.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- NZ native
- Evergreen
- Timber
- Container Grown
Quercus 'Tutira Mix' (PLUG grown)
3 timber species collection Ht 30m
4 adjacent plots of Quercus affinis, crispipilis & laurina in
the Guthrie Smith Arboretum at Tutira (HB) have produced
vigorous straight trunked evergreen trees. Recently thinned
to develop the crowns and add diameter to the logs. Worthy
of wider planting.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Evergreen
- Tolerates dry sites
- Timber
- Container Grown
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